Activities of Lorenzo CESA related to 2017/2083(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development
Amendments (13)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need for a stronger and more political partnership between the EU and Africa, based on shared values and interests, in order to tackle global issues such as climate change, terrorism, organised crime and migratory flows, and to promote a rule-based global order based on a strong UNdevelopment, migration, climate change and ensuring peace, all while building on our joint principles of the rule of law, market economy, good governance and respect for human rights; highlights the need for enhanced cooperation in global and multilateral fora, such as the UN in order to deal with those challenges; calls for a stronger and deeper cooperation with the Africa Union; highlights the need for sustained political commitment towards effective cooperation and policies in Africa;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the spirit behind the EU- Africa summits to strengthen EU-Africa cooperation based on an equal partnership with shared responsibilities; salutes in this light the active involvement and engagement of African States with the EU in recent international fora, such as the negotiations for the Paris agreement at the COP-21;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for continued EU support to African partners in the area of peace and security and conflict prevention, including through specific instruments such as CSDP operations and the African Peace Facility; highlights the importance of fostering security and stability by helping our partners to build more resilient states and societies, including through capacity building and security sector reforms, the creation of more and better jobs, especially for young people, the empowerment of women and the support of education; recalls that never before have EU security interests been so intertwined with Africa as today;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the important role, among others in combating piracy, fostering capacity building, strengthening maritime security and border assistance, that past and current CSDP missions like EUBAM in Libya, EUTM in Mali, EUCAP SAHEL in Mali and Niger, EUTM in the Central African Republic, EU NAVFOR Atalanta in the Horn of Africa or EUTM and EUCAP in Somalia have played in Africa based on the EU’s civilian and military instruments; calls on the EEAS and the Council to ensure that CSDP missions in Africa can continue to operate effectively;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Deplores the destructive effects of transnational organised crime, terrorism and radicalisation in Africa, which pose a threat to long-term development, security and stability and undermine the central state authorities and institutions, stability and the development of a flourishing private sector; recalls that trade in illegal arms and drugs is often a primary source of income for radical and terror organizations in the region; highlights thus the need for an intensified long-term cooperation in the security field, as well as the need to increase investments in education and rehabilitation programmes;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the European neighbourhood policy (ENP) review provides opportunities for coordination of neighbourhood policy and policy on other African states to be improved through the creation of extended cooperation frameworks; urges, therefore, that these thematic frameworks be set up to offer greater cooperation between the European Union, the southern neighbourhood partner countries and third countries in Africa on regional issues such as security, energy, and even migration;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Strongly supports the institutional capacity building of the African Union and in this light reiterates its support to the AU’s plans for an African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA);
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points with great concern to the lack of central state authority in parts of the African continent, in particular concerning border management, and recalls the negative repercussions this has on the combat against terrorism as well as drug trafficking; highlights thus the need for a more intensified cooperation in the field of border management and migration policies;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that a true partnership between Africa and the EU can only be achieved if it is built on a strong and mutually agreed set of values, rules and responsibilities; in this light highlights that States have an obligation to manage and regulate flows of migration through their territory and have a particular responsibility regarding their own citizens, including the obligation to welcome them back to their territory and grant them their full constitutional rights if they are unable to find a legal resident status abroad;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights the constructive role that regional fora of cooperation, such as the “Parliamentary Assembly - Union for the Mediterranean”, the “EU-ACP Joint Parliamentary Assembly” or other such kind of interparliamentary delegations can play in advancing EU-Africa partnership and thus calls for a strengthening of these interparliamentary bodies;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Highlights the crucial role of sustainable economic development, responsible investment and trade in maintaining peace and stability; recalls the important role of a responsible private sector that fulfils international health, safety and environmental safeguards and of a conducive business environment in creating long-term economic development;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls thus for further regional integration in Africa to strengthen intra- African trade and sustainable investment, where possible in local currency; recognises the nexus between security, development and humanitarian actions; calls on humanitarian and development actors to strengthen their cooperation and create synergies;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Recognises the important role of effective systems of social protection for human security, conflict prevention and for mitigating the impact of protracted conflicts and forced displacement; Points out the disproportionate impact of violent conflict and forced displacement on women and children;